Abstract
This article examines the cultural factors influencing the way in which foreign emotions are domesticated for local audience in international news. As a cross-cultural comparison, the paper studies the case of 2011 Japan earthquake and see how emotions Japanese victims were interpreted and presented by on-site journalists of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Two major factors of cultural experience and reflexive perception of relation were found influencing the domestication of foreign emotions. The study also provides a non-geopolitical and non-Western perspective of international representation of distant sufferings.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 18 Jun 2013 |
| Event | 63rd Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2013: Challenging Communication Research - London, United Kingdom Duration: 17 Jun 2013 → 21 Jun 2013 https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ica/ica13/ (Link to online conference programme) |
Conference
| Conference | 63rd Annual International Communication Association Conference, ICA 2013 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 17/06/13 → 21/06/13 |
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